WASHINGTON — Greetings, Early Liners and welcome to this Friday afternoon political wrap-up.

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WASHINGTON – Three of the Republicans vying for the chance to run against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this year signed a pledge today – vowing to vote to repeal health care legislation if elected in November.

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WASHINGTON — Hello, Early Liners. Lots of moving parts today so here’s an afternoon political round-up for your perusal.

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First Lady Michelle Obama said today that Senate Majority Leader Harry “has no need to apologize” to her for his racially insensitive remarks about her husband, the New York Times is reporting.

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WASHINGTON — A preview of the New York Times Magazine story coming Sunday on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now available, sure to introduce the often-inscrutable Nevadan to unfamiliar readers nationwide.

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Greetings, Early Liners. That New Year optimism is palpable, with much anticipation about the new decade being better than the lost one left behind — despite the nagging suspicion that the ailing economy, renewed terror threats and the hyper-partisanship political climate will not simply improve with the turning of the 2009 calendar page.

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WASHINGTON — Greetings, Early Liners. As if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid does not have a big enough headache this morning with Sen. Joseph Lieberman potentially dooming health care reform, there’s lots of punditry this weekend about the senator’s own troubled re-election in Nevada.

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WASHINGTON — One notable absence from last week’s Republican Governors’ Association meeting was that of Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons.

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WASHINGTON — Greetings, Early Liners. The ongoing story of Republican Sen. John Ensign’s affair with the wife of a former top aide resurfaces anew tonight when ABC airs a new interview with the woman’s husband, Doug Hampton, on “Nightline.”

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WASHINGTON — You might want to reconsider your Saturday evening plans if you, like most of the Hill right now, are glued to the health care vote in the Senate.

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